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The real deal, snack mix, chili lime

by The Real Deal

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072170045020 · The Real Deal · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072170045020 · Serving size 28 g (28 g)

The verdict

The real deal, snack mix, chili lime by The Real Deal scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 41-component record, beginning with Corn Meal, Canola Oil, Whey. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

70045020 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

The real deal, snack mix, chili lime label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-RARE Calcium Silicate PHOTO-FINISH Veggie chips · ±0 BOOK-OFF …045020 · July 2026

12 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Silicate). Source sheet 70045020 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Veggie chips · Nearest score peer is Veggie chips at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. The real deal, snack mix, chili lime: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. The real deal, snack mix,…100/1002. Veggie chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Veggie chips100/1003. Basil Vinaigrette & Marinade: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Basil Vinaigrette & Marin…100/1004. Fajitas Seasoning Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fajitas Seasoning Mix100/1005. Wisconsin Maid, Polish Sausage, Hot: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Wisconsin Maid, Polish Sa…100/100
High-band neighbours for The real deal, snack mix, chili lime (100/100) outside The Real Deal.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

The real deal, snack mix, chili lime
100/100
Veggie chips
100/100
Basil Vinaigrette & Marinade
100/100
Fajitas Seasoning Mix
100/100
Wisconsin Maid, Polish Sausage, Hot
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. The real deal, snack mix, chili lime scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

The real deal, snack mix, chili lime lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Corn Meal
2
Canola Oil
3
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Palm Oil
5
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Pasteurized Milk
8
Cheese Cultures
9
Enzymes
10
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Disodium Phosphate
12
Natural Flavors
13
Yeast Extract
14
Paprika Extract
15
Spices
16
Wheat Flour
17
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
18
Soda
19
Yeast
20
Yellow Corn
21
Tomato Powder
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Onion Powder
24
Nonfat Dry Milk
25
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Garlic Powder
27
Spice
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
30
Yellow Corn Flour
31
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
32
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
33
Paprika
34
Extractives Of Paprika
35
Natural Smoke Flavor
36
Extractives Of Annatto
37
Chili Pepper Powder
38
Red Chili Pepper
39
Natural Flavor
40
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
41
Flavor & Color

Full Ingredient List

Crunchy cheese curls: corn meal, canola oil, cheese seasoning: whey, palm oil, maltodextrin, salt, cheddar cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, sodium caseinate, disodium phosphate, natural flavors, yeast extract, paprika extract, whey, salt, spices, pretzels: wheat flour, malt, canola oil, salt, soda, yeast, nacho tortillas: yellow corn, canola oil, nacho seasoning: whey, salt, cheddar/romano cheese: pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, tomato powder, sugar, maltodextrin, onion powder, nonfat dry milk, paprika extract, citric acid, yeast extract, garlic powder, spice, lactic acid, corn chips: yellow corn, canola oil, salt, bbq corn chips: yellow corn, canola oil, bbq seasoning: sea salt, yellow corn flour, sugar, dextrose, torula yeast, paprika, yeast extract, spice, extractives of paprika, onion powder, citric acid, natural smoke flavor, tomato powder, garlic powder, extractives of annatto, chili lime seasoning: maltodextrin, salt, citric acid, chili pepper powder, sugar, garlic powder, dextrose, tomato powder, onion powder, red chili pepper, spice, natural flavor, calcium silicate, paprika extract (flavor & color), canola oil.

Categories

Snacks

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High-score cross-brand comparables for The real deal, snack mix, chili lime

Neighbours outside The Real Deal with screening scores in the same high band as The real deal, snack mix, chili lime (100/100 here). The 1 same-brand link above stay within The Real Deal; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

The real deal, snack mix, chili lime has a longer ingredient list than 91% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0072170045020: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.